A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases.The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia—but those reports miss the big truth that such phenomena are part of a single pattern. The bugs that transmit these disease...

“A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story.” —Walter IsaacsonIn 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 percent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebol...

«Deslumbrante Quammen: desvela lo que nos hace vivir y lo que nos mata con pasión, humor y conocimiento.»Daniel Arjona, El confidencialEL LIBRO INTERNACIONAL DE REFERENCIA DURANTE LA CUARENTENA.Desde hace años, para los expertos y cualquier persona informada, el estallido de la siguiente pandemia era una cuestión de tiempo, y su origen, evidente: un virus latente en animales que diera el salto al ser humano...

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018.Our understanding of the ‘tree of life’, with powerful implications for human genetics, human health and our own human nature, has recently completely changed.This book is about a new method of telling the story of life on earth – through molecular phylogenetics. It involves a fairly simple method – the reading of the deep history of life by look...

In this "frightening and fascinating masterpiece" (Walter Isaacson), David Quammen explores the true origins of HIV/AIDS.The real story of AIDS—how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million people—is very different from what most of us think we know. Recent research has revealed dark surprises and yielded a radically new scenario of how AIDS began and spread. Excerpted and adapted from the book Spill...

Assustadoramente antecipatório, Contágio investiga as infecções que começam no reino animal e migram para humanos, num processo conhecido como "spillover". Inclui texto do autor sobre o novo coronavírus.Em Contágio, publicado originalmente em 2012, David Quammen demonstra que havia consenso entre os especialistas sobre as características de uma próxima pandemia: o causador seria um vírus novo aos humanos, atingiria primeiro algum tipo de animal se...

"Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking."—The New York Times Book Review, front pageFor millennia, lions, tigers, and their man-eating kin have kept our dark, scary forests dark and scary, and their predatory majesty has been the stuff of folklore. But by the year 2150 big predators may only exist on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the very nature of o...

In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace.Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90% of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebola’s elusive host animal. And until we find it, Ebola will continue to strike.Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen firs...

«Uma obra-prima.» — New York Review of Books O livro mais importante e urgente para ler neste momento. Plano Nacional de Leitura Ciências e Tecnologia - 15-18 anos - maiores de 18 anos «É nossa a responsabilidade pela epidemia do novo coronavírus. Pode ter começado com um morcego numa gruta, mas foi a actividade humana que a disseminou.» — David Quammen Num momento em que a Humanidade perde o chão com o tremendo impacto global da pandemia de um novo coranavírus, o SARS-CoV-2, é urgente ler...

Neste capítulo de Contágio, publicado originalmente em 2012, David Quammen investiga como as doenças de origem animal passam a afetar humanos — tal como o novo coronavírus — e o que podemos aprender com as principais pandemias da história.O ponto de partida deste texto eletrizante é o caso do vírus Hendra, que atingiu primeiro cavalos e depois humanos na Austrália. A partir desse episódio, Quammen examina em detalhes o processo de spillover — quando infecç...

In this inspiring collection of essays, acclaimed author David Quammen journeys to places where civilization meets raw nature and explores the challenge of balancing the needs of both. For more than two decades, award-winning science and nature writer David Quammen has traveled to Earth's most far-flung and fragile destinations, sending back field notes from places caught in the tension between humans and the wild. This illuminating book features 20 of those assignments: elegantly written ...

Neste texto essencial para os tempos atuais, David Quammen demonstra como a ação humana é indissociável da história das pandemias — das causas ao controle. Parte do livro Contágio, publicado originalmente em 2012.Em Tudo depende, David Quammen demonstra como a disseminação de doenças está intimamente relacionada ao fato de que a população humana cresceu exponencialmente ao longo dos séculos. Ao consultar diversos especialistas, a conclusão é de qu...